1Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated2Statutes, further providing for special registration plates<-3generally and for personal registration plates; providing for4personal organization registration plates and for Appalachian5Trail organization registration plates; and making editorial6changesin registration of vehicles, further providing for7lost, stolen, damaged or illegible registration plate and for8special registration plates generally; providing for personal9organization registration plates and for Appalachian Trail10organization registration plates; in financial11responsibility, further providing for required financial12responsibility; in fees, further providing for personal13registration plates; in rules of the road in general, further14providing for maximum speed limits; and, in size, weight and15load, further providing for conditions of permits and16security for damages.

17The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania18hereby enacts as follows:

19Section 1. Sections 1333(b.1) and 1341 of Title 75 of the20Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

1(b.1) Illegible registration plate.--The department may2reissue a registration plate upon request by a registrant when3it is determined by an authorized representative of the4department or law enforcement that the registration plate is5illegible from a reasonable distance. The department may select6the style of the reissued registration plate and, except in the7case of personal registration plates issued under section 13418(relating to special registration plates [generally]), the9registration plate number.

12(a) General rule.--Upon request by the applicant, the13department may issue registration plates consisting of any14combination of numbers, letters or numbers and letters. [These15special plates may be issued for special groups or for special16purposes and bear an appropriate designation. Special groups may17charge a fee for authorization to request a registration plate18bearing the name of the group.] They shall have the same force19and effect as regular registration plates. The department may20refuse any combination of letters and numbers for cause and21shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the issuance of22the plates and for carrying out the provisions of this section.23The applicant shall comply with all laws and regulations24pertaining to registration including the payment of any25additional fees.

26(b) Personal registration plates.--Upon request by the27applicant, the department is authorized to issue personal28registration plates. The department is authorized to reissue a29combination of numbers or letters for a personal plate if the30department records reveal that no activity, such as renewal or

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1transfer of the personal registration plate, has occurred for a2period of five or more consecutive years and provided that the3personal registration plate was never reported as lost or4stolen. Whenever the department reissues an inactive personal5plate, the department may purge its records of all references to6the previous owners of that personal plate. The department7shall, however, note upon its records the reissuance of the8personal plate and to whom the plate was issued. [The special] A9personal registration plate may be used only on a passenger car10[or], motorcycle, truck<-, with a registered gross weight of not11more than [10,000]14,000pounds,<-motorcycle, trailer or motor12home.

13(c) Organization registration plates.--Upon request by the14applicant, the department is authorized to issue organization15registration plates. Organization registration plates may be16issued for special groups or for special purposes and bear an17appropriate designation. Special groups may charge a fee for18authorization to request a registration plate bearing the name19of the group. If the vehicle is licensed to a business that is20not a member of the special group, the department shall issue21the plate as long as the business owner or officer making22application is a member of that group. An organization23registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck24with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds<-,25trailer ora motor home.

7(2) For any personal plate issued under sections 13388(relating to person with disability plate and placard) and91342 (relating to veteran plates and placard), the department10shall collect only an additional fee of $50.

12(a) General rule.--The department, in consultation with the13Appalachian Trail Conservancy, shall design a special14Appalachian Trail organization registration plate. The plate, at15a minimum, shall contain the image of a hiker and the16Appalachian Trail Conservancy logo and distinctive coloring.17The Appalachian Trail Conservancy may charge a fee for the18authorization to request the registration plate. Upon request by19the applicant, the department shall issue the plate for a20passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not21more than 14,000 pounds or a motor home. The fee provided under22section 1931 (relating to special registration plates) shall23apply.

24(b) Proceeds.--It is the intent of the General Assembly that25proceeds received by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy under26this section are to be used exclusively for trail maintenance27and improvement.

6(1.1) In lieu of serving a registration suspension or7operating privilege suspension, or both, imposed under this8section, an owner or registrant may pay to the department a9civil penalty of $500, the restoration fee prescribed under10section 1960 and furnish proof of financial responsibility in11a manner determined by the department. An owner or registrant12may exercise this option no more than once in a 12-month13period.

18(2) Any registration plate issued under sections 134019(relating to antique and classic plates) and 1341 (relating20to [personal plate]special registration plates) shall be21returned by the department to the owner of the motor vehicle22upon receipt of proof of financial responsibility.

25The fee for issuance of a [personal]special registration26plate shall be $20 which shall be in addition to the annual27registration fee. Only one payment of the issuance fee shall be28charged for each [personal]special registration issued or29replaced.

1The fee for issuance of a [personal] special registration2plate shall be $76 which shall be in addition to the annual3registration fee. Only one payment of the issuance fee shall be4charged for each [personal] special registration issued or5replaced.

7(a) General rule.--Except when a special hazard exists that8requires lower speed for compliance with section 3361 (relating9to driving vehicle at safe speed), the limits specified in this10section or established under this subchapter shall be maximum11lawful speeds and no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in12excess of the following maximum limits:

20(f.3) Additional authorized travel periods.--[With respect21to oversized vehicles (over-length, over-width or over-height)]22Except as otherwise provided under this title, a permitted23vehicle, combination or load which is oversized (over-length,24over-width or over-height), overweight or both oversized and25overweight may operate under a permit from sunrise to sunset26every day of the week, except as follows: